Proper Nouns and Common Nouns Word Sort (Years 3-4) | CGP Plus - Free Printable

Explanation:
We need to identify which words are proper nouns (specific names of people, places, or things) and which are common nouns (general names for people, places, or things).

Let’s go through each word and decide:

- London → specific city → ✔ Proper noun
- mountain → general term → ✘ Common noun
- Atlantic Ocean → specific ocean → ✔ Proper noun
- cat → general animal → ✘ Common noun
- sock → general item → ✘ Common noun
- Church Lane → specific street name (capitalized) → ✔ Proper noun
- castle → general building type → ✘ Common noun
- Roald Dahl → specific person → ✔ Proper noun
- Africa → specific continent → ✔ Proper noun
- Thursday → specific day of the week → ✔ Proper noun
- athlete → general person type → ✘ Common noun
- chair → general object → ✘ Common noun
- Einstein → specific person → ✔ Proper noun
- swing → general thing/action → ✘ Common noun
- day → general time unit → ✘ Common noun
- Spain → specific country → ✔ Proper noun
- girl → general person → ✘ Common noun
- football player → general job/role → ✘ Common noun
- snake → general animal → ✘ Common noun
- September → specific month → ✔ Proper noun
- country → general place type → ✘ Common noun
- restaurant → general place → ✘ Common noun
- window → general object → ✘ Common noun
- Molly → specific person’s name → ✔ Proper noun
- drink → general thing → ✘ Common noun
- Stonehenge → specific landmark → ✔ Proper noun
- car → general vehicle → ✘ Common noun
- author → general job → ✘ Common noun
- Manchester → specific city → ✔ Proper noun
- Queen Victoria → specific person (title + name) → ✔ Proper noun
- shop → general place → ✘ Common noun

Now, list all the proper nouns (to be circled):
London, Atlantic Ocean, Church Lane, Roald Dahl, Africa, Thursday, Einstein, Spain, September, Molly, Stonehenge, Manchester, Queen Victoria

And the common nouns (to be underlined):
mountain, cat, sock, castle, athlete, chair, swing, day, girl, football player, snake, country, restaurant, window, drink, car, author, shop

Note: “Queen Victoria” is a proper noun because it’s the full name/title of a specific historical person. “Queen” alone would be common, but with “Victoria”, it’s specific.

Final Answer:
Proper nouns: London, Atlantic Ocean, Church Lane, Roald Dahl, Africa, Thursday, Einstein, Spain, September, Molly, Stonehenge, Manchester, Queen Victoria
Common nouns: mountain, cat, sock, castle, athlete, chair, swing, day, girl, football player, snake, country, restaurant, window, drink, car, author, shop